Accounting & Payments Specialist

Permanent employee, Full or part-time · Berlin

Your mission

As an Accounting & Payments Specialist, you will join the team full-time or part-time and play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial processes and records together with the CFO and Trading Operations team. Specifically you will:

Ensure that all legal and internal accounting and invoicing policies are adhered to
Take ownership of bookkeeping and accounting in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB)
Create and book invoices, reconcile payments and oversee factoring payments
Support trading operations in overdue receivables management
Manage and organize financial data within our ERP systems and DATEV
Coordinate monthly and annual closing activities
Participate in projects related to working capital optimization
Continuously develop and improve existing processes in financial accounting
Cooperate with auditors and tax consultants
Carry out general financial and administrative tasks

Your profile

Successful completion of commercial training, preferably with further training as a certified public accountant or a comparable business degree
3+ years of progressive professional experience in financial accounting – ideally in a trading organization
Solid knowledge of accounting in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB)
Confident knowledge of MS Office/ Google Sheets, DATEV, UnternehmenOnline and common invoicing software
High affinity for numbers and technology as well as analytical thinking skills
Excellent command of German (both written and spoken) and have a good command of English
Strong sense of responsibility and reliability
Independent, structured and careful way of working
Ability to work in a team and strong communication skills
Discretion and confidentiality when dealing with sensitive financial data

Why us?

First hand experience with an exciting Berlin tech startup on a steep growth curve
Work closely with an experienced team, keen to train and invest in you
Fast-paced environment and strong company culture for high performing individuals
Unrivalled autonomy and ownership
Open and fun shared working environment/culture
Office located in the heart of Berlin
Flexible working hours with hybrid work
Competitive compensation, depending on experience
Urban Sports Club membership or BVG Ticket subsidized

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About us

We are a Berlin-based start-up that has successfully established a leading B2B marketplace for industrial metals across Europe.

The multi-billion-euro metal trading industry is operated on Excel, PDF and Email. We are on a mission to transform buying and selling in one of the oldest industries of the modern world with seamless and intuitive digital solutions. Our technologies increase liquidity, accelerate transactions, reduce scrapping rates and enhance buying convenience for hundreds of steel and metal distributors across Europe.

As a lean team of young, international, and passionate talents, we've recently reached breakeven and are gearing up for the next phase of growth. We are looking for an outstanding individual who wants to join an exciting early stage start-up.

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We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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